What Are Literature Circles?
Literature Circles are a way for students to assume a specific role in the study of something (usually a text).
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ELA — English Language Arts — involves the teaching of reading, writing, thinking critically, speaking, listening, and using physical/digital forms of media to communicate.
What Is A Metaphor? Definition, Examples, And Types
A metaphor is a literary device (or figure of speech) that makes a comparison between two ‘things’ without the comparison being literal.
What Are The Best Novels In Verse For Middle & High School Readers?
Novels written in verse typically rely heavily on dialogue, emotion, and themes of identity–the latter of which are relevant to YA readers.
How To Create More Authentic Writing Assignments For Students
To create authentic writing assignments, you should have a clear purpose & resistant audience in mind — one students must work to engage.
12 Of The Best Digital Tools And Rhyming Dictionaries For Writing
These 12 rhyming dictionaries and tools can help you find rhyming words, synonyms, and other forms of creative wordplay.
Actor’s Theatre Streaming Performances During COVID-19 Closure
Actors Theatre of Louisville announces Actors Theatre Direct: on-demand content to ensure that theatre continues to thrive during COVID-19.
A Simple Definition For Poetry
Poetry: A Simple Definition by Terry Heick As an English teacher, my students would ask me ‘what a poem is’ …
How Twitter Can Help Students Write Better Thesis Statements
Tweets are limited to 280 characters–plenty for a well-written sentence. Ask students to tweet their thesis statements in one sentence.
How David Foster Wallace Taught Students To Respond To One Another’s Writing
The reader, in fact, will feel about you, your subject, and your essay only what your written words themselves induce her to feel.
Don’t Teach Kids How To Read, Teach Them Why
Increasingly, books aren’t thought of as entertainment or even as ways to learn; they are thought of in terms of their form: as books.
21st Century Literacy: A Framework For Merging Classic Literature & Modern Technology
Literacy instruction has done a relatively poor job of keeping up with the urgent pace of change in the ways people read and write.
Teaching Digital Students Non-Digital Things
How can you teach digital students non-digital things? 21st century reading & thinking is linked in a web of physical & digital media.